<p> BREAKING NEWS IN MARYLAND EMPLOYMENT LAW November 14, 2008 Hilton Garden Inn 8241 Snowden River Parkway Columbia, Maryland 21045</p><p>Conference Agenda</p><p>8:30 - Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:45 - Welcome and Introduction to MELA 2009 Plan</p><p>9:00-10:00 - Labor Law: What Every Employment Lawyer Should Know Moderator: Thomas Gagliardo, Silver Spring, Md. Speakers: Albert W. Palewicz, Regional Attorney, NLRB, Baltimore, Md.; Lawrence J. Sherman, Washington, D.C.; Phil Kete, General Counsel, AFGE Local 1923, Baltimore, Md.</p><p>10:00-11:00 - Sexual Orientation Discrimination: New to Maryland … The View from Experience Moderator: Mary Keating, Baltimore, Md. Speaker: Katie Eyer, Salmanson Goldshaw, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa.</p><p>11:00 - Break</p><p>11:15-12:30 - Employment Discrimination Cases Hit the States Courts Moderator: Kathleen Cahill, Baltimore, Md. Speakers: E. Dale Adkins, III, Salisbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins LLC, Baltimore, Md.; Robin R. Cockey, Cockey, Brennan & Maloney, L.L.P., Salisbury, Md.</p><p>12:30-1:45 - Family Responsibility Discrimination Working Lunch with Cynthia Thomas Calvert, J.D., Ellicott City, Md. - </p><p>2:00-2:45 - “Open Mic” on Practicing Employment Law Please bring your gripping questions and bright ideas, to make this a dynamic group conversation about the practice of employment law-- from start-up success, to tackling the administrative procedure, to case selection. Including Glendora Hughes, General Counsel, Md. Human Relations Commission (invited), Anthony I. Butler, Butler & Associates, Baltimore, Md., and others.</p><p>2:45-3:30 - Employment Contracts: The Essentials from “Both Sides” Moderator: Pamela Lewis Ashby, Baylor & Jackson PLLC, Washington, D.C. Speakers: Darrell R. VanDeusen, Kollman & Saucier, P.A., Lutherville, Md.; Patricia L. Payne, Washington, D.C.</p><p>3:30 - Break</p><p>3:45-5:00 - Rising Urgency in Times of an Aging Workplace: ADA/ FMLA/ADEA Moderator: Daniel A. Katz, Andalman & Flynn, P.C., Silver Spring, Md. Speakers: Daniel B. Kohrman, AARP Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Julie Martin-Korb, Rockville, Md.</p><p>BREAKING NEWS IN MARYLAND EMPLOYMENT LAW REGISTRATION FORM First Name ______Last Name ______</p><p>Job Title ______</p><p>Business/Organization ______</p><p>Address ______</p><p>City ______State ______Zip ______</p><p>E-Mail ______</p><p>Telephone ______Fax ______</p><p>Do you require an accommodation due to a disability or medical or dietary concern? If so, please describe accommodation requested. </p><p>______</p><p>Lunch Selection: Grilled vegetable lasagna ____ Meat lasagna ____ Penne pasta w/ chicken ____</p><p>AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: ___$175 – 2008 conference only ___$200 – 2008 conference + 1 yr. MELA membership (through 12/31/09) ___ $50 – one-year MELA membership only (through 12/31/09)</p><p>REQUIRED CERTIFICATION FOR MELA MEMBERSHIP</p><p>I certify that I represent employees in 60% or more of the employment matters I handle. </p><p>______Signature (required) Date</p><p>Please make checks payable to the Maryland Employment Lawyers Association and (a) fax registration to 410-821-7740, (b) mail to MELA, 15 E. Chesapeake Ave., Balto., MD 21286, or (c) e-mail to [email protected]. Thank you.</p>